I've toyed with this idea for a few years but what the hell? Let's pull the trigger and see what happens! Over the next 14 days there will be an album by album poll where you all will vote for the top songs off of each of OLP's 9 studio albums. Compilations like A Decade, and Playlist will not be considered, nor will Live, or promotional discs like Labatt, or various Sony promotional discs. Bonus or hidden tracks like Molly, Time Bomb, and The Right Stuff will not be included, though we may have something for them down the line. The top 2 songs from each album will move on to the finals where we will decide the best of the best. Have fun and play nice!

<nam_kablam> I'll be naked holding a ":O" sign while pumping their door

I want to throw a poll together for tracks that were not included as part of the 9 studio albums. This will include tracks from compilations, soundtracks, and the vault. It will exclude remixes, alternate mixes, early demos, sample clips, and live tracks. Here is what I have came up with so far:

Out Of HereNeedle And The Damage DoneTomorrow Never KnowsWhateverNot Afraid (Labatt version)Kiss On The MouthBetter Than HereTime BombThe Right StuffFight The Good FightNo WarningNot Afraid (Vault)Hurt YourselfVampiresSave Yourself

Anything I am excluding or songs you want to argue a case for?

<nam_kablam> I'll be naked holding a ":O" sign while pumping their door

For the non-album songs, shame the piano version of Julia doesn't fit the criteria. Perhaps you could consider adding Imagine as well? I'd also argue for including Our Time is Fading and Drive here in this category.

Props to Matt, this was a great idea, and a good wander down memory lane. I still listen to a lot of OLP, but this made me really think about some songs I haven't "thought" about in a while... only listened, sang along, then moved on to the next, instead of analyzed.

Ok folks, tie-breaker threads have been posted for any album that had ties for either first or second place. Here are the tracks that are already moving forward to the final round (ties for first are already moving, we just have to decide which is number one):